Maryland, 1996

Ice Storm in Maryland, January 2 to 3, 1996

January 2 to 3, 1996 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Ice accumulated to an inch thick in parts of Garrett County. Several trees were downed under the weight of the ice.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.

Ice accumulated to an inch thick in parts of Garrett County. Several trees were downed under the weight of the ice.

Event by event

1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Garrett

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Property damage
$3,000

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Maryland in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544317.